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Home > Sonochemistry

Sonochemistry

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Violent bubble collapse during ultrasonic cavitation causes extreme local temperatures, heating/cooling rates, and pressures, giving rise to many sonochemical processes, including transesterification (for biodiesel production), pollutant degradation, sterilization & pasteurization, crude oil desulfurization, etc. ISM offers high-amplitude ultrasonic processors to carry out sonochemical processes on any scale.

Overview

Liquids exposed to high-intensity ultrasound can undergo acoustic cavitation. This phenomenon is typically seen as a cloud of bubbles forming in the vicinity of the ultrasonic source (e.g., ultrasonic horn) and heard as an intense hissing noise. Cavitation is the formation of low-pressure voids (a.k.a., vacuum bubbles or cavities) in the liquid, which grow, briefly oscillate and then asymmetrically implode with great intensity. Violent bubble collapse during cavitation causes extreme local temperatures (up to ~ 5,000 oC), heating/cooling rates (up to ~ 10 billion oC/sec) and pressures (up to ~ 1,000 atm), producing free radicals and giving rise to many sonochemical processes, such as transesterification (for biodiesel production), pollutant degradation, sterilization & pasteurization, crude oil desulfurization, some of which are described in the Case Studies and Application Reports, provided below.

Industrial Sonomechanics offers laboratory, bench, and industrial-scale, high-amplitude ultrasonic processors, suitable for a large variety of sonochemical applications. The processors are based on our patented Barbell Horn® Ultrasonic Technology (BHUT), which makes it possible to maintain extremely high ultrasonic amplitudes at any scale of operation and, therefore, tremendously intensify sonochemical processes while making it possible to directly implement laboratory accomplishments in a production environment
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Case Studies & Application Reports

Biodiesel Production
APPLICATION REPORT
Download PDF carrot juice - ultrasonic pasteurization
Microalgal Oil Extraction and Transesterification
APPLICATION REPORT
Download PDF biodiesel production
Beverage Sterilization/Pasteurization
APPLICATION REPORT
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Crude Oil Desulfurization
APPLICATION REPORT
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Blog Posts

Acoustic Cavitation: Visual Examples of Chemical & Physical Processes
04/10/16

Acoustic Cavitation: Visual Examples of Chemical & Physical Processes

In our previous blog post on ultrasonic cavitation in liquids, we... Read more...
Acoustic Cavitation: The Driving Force Behind Ultrasonic Processing
01/02/16

Acoustic Cavitation: The Driving Force Behind Ultrasonic Processing

Liquids exposed to high-intensity ultrasound can undergo acoustic... Read more...
6 Frequently Used Terms in Ultrasonic Processing of Liquids
12/01/15

6 Frequently Used Terms in Ultrasonic Processing of Liquids

This blog post focuses on six common terms used in conjunction wi... Read more...
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Guy Chiattello, Performance Biolubes

“We found Industrial Sonomechanics to be a company that would not only listen to and implement our ideas, but also bring their own knowledge and creativity to the table. Over the years, we have worked with ISM on several projects that required significant amounts of R&D, process development and data analysis. With their professionalism and expertise, ISM consistently exceeded our expectations. I would recommend them to anyone who wants to turn their scientific ideas into reality.”
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  • Algae Oil Extraction Using High-Intensity Ultrasound
  • Water in Diesel Nanoemulsion Prepared by High-Intensity Ultrasound
  • ISM’s Barbell Horn® Ultrasonic Technology Introduction and How We Scale Up
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  • MAKING STABLE EMULSIONS A Guide to Formulation and Processing Conditions Optimization
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